Assistant Vice President- Event Manager

Business Overview:

The Marketing & Communications team oversees the communication strategy of BNP Paribas in the Americas predominately that of Corporate & Institutional Banking, and the Group communications teams. The functions of this group today include Events & Sponsorship, Media Relations, Operational Marketing, Social Media, Content, Philanthropic Initiatives, Advertising, Client Creative Services, Internal Communications and Video Services.

Candidate Success Factors:

Candidates are measured on the following four performance drivers, which will dictate how individual impact is considered on the Americas platform:

• Responsible for driving outcomes, which have meaningful effect on team or department.
• Able to influence peers and team.
• Creates trust with colleagues.
• Demonstrates the ability to influence stakeholders at the team level.
• Perceived as a person of high moral character; upholds corporate values and displays high ethical standards.
• Results and Impact
• Takes full responsibility for personal actions and demonstrates courage in facing problems and conflicts.
• Able to build relationships with a mix of colleagues and clients.
• Exercise appropriate autonomy in the execution and delivery of work.
• Interacts regularly with management and department leaders.
• Demonstrates good judgement when making decisions of high complexity and impact.
• Client, Customer and Stakeholder Focus:
• Leadership and Collaboration:
• Acts in leadership capacity for projects, processes, or programs.
• Compliance Culture and Conduct:

Responsibilities:

This is an opportunity to work in a stimulating face paced environment as Event Manager within the Events Team.

• Team coordination to optimize Group branding impact and costs
• Suppliers qualitative directory
• Strategically monitor key trends in events to stay at the highest quality levels in terms of ideas and delivery (both virtual and in-person)
• Closely collaborate with Content & Communication, Social Media and Marketing teams and other events regional platforms: relaying event strategy and planning, exchanging best practices and ideas, etc.
• Manage from briefing to execution: roadshows, internal, industry and proprietary events;
• Develop, maintain, upgrade and ensure use by the team critical events tools
• Event approval system / Registration sites / Planning calendar
• For proprietary events, deep understanding of stakeholders objectives required that should translate into creative appropriate proposals
• For industry events, execute due diligence on the previous years’ events to assess efficiency potential
• Post-event quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Ensure high business & ethical standards in implementation and delivery of events
• Sort event proposals to identify which ones are relevant to address our business objectives

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Strong project management, data management and event budget management skills
• Passionate about events
• Eye for detail - methodical approach to work and creativity
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Must work well under pressure, excellent organizational abilities, set and meet deadlines, be able to manage several priorities
• Tech/Digital savvy
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Technical: Microsoft OS (Word, PowerPoint, especially Excel), Outlook, SharePoint, social networking platforms
• Good understanding of financial industry a plus but not required
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a diverse, matrix organization
• Willingness to travel, as needed.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• General knowledge of the banking industry and global financial markets preferred.
• Experience with working with Event management systems, CRM platforms not required, but a plus.
• Language proficiency (particularly French or Portuguese) is a plus but not required
• 5-10 years of experience in Event Management

FINRA Registrations Required:

• Not Applicable

CFTC Swap Dealer Associated Person (if yes, NFA Swaps Proficiency Program is required):

• Not Applicable

SEC Security-Based Swap Dealer Associated Person:

• Not Applicable

The expected starting salary range for this position in New Jersey is between $128,000 to $138,000 annually. The actual salary may vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills/experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business line, and geographic/office location.

About BNP Paribas:

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. It has a presence in 65 countries, with nearly 190,000 employees. In the United States, BNP Paribas has built a strong and diversified presence to support its client base. We continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the US market through our Corporate & Institutional Banking activities. We are one of a few non-US banks to offer a full value chain for our clients, from trading to financing, and clearing and custody in the US with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business. We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world.

The bank employs nearly 6,000 people and has a presence in the country since the late 1800s in major cities including New York, Jersey City, Chesterbrook, PA, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Denver and Washington, DC.

As an international company with a global footprint, the unique cultures and viewpoints of our team members are an integral part of the fabric of BNP Paribas. We are a company with a purpose - to be a responsible and sustainable global leader. We aim to create an environment where our employees feel empowered to drive change, make an impact and be true to themselves. We employ talented individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, locally and globally, and are inspired by our employees who help us in cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace through initiatives such as our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Forum and Employee Resource Group (ERG) communities. We strive to be a workplace where all team members can grow and thrive and offer robust training, development and mentoring opportunities to make that vision a reality. Our leaders are deeply committed to DEI and highly accessible to our employees, consistently soliciting feedback on how we can continue to support our employees to reach their highest potential.

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BNP Paribas is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.

Primary Location

US-NJ-Jersey City

Job Type

Standard / Permanent

Job

MISCELLANEOUS

Education Level

Bachelor Degree or equivalent (>= 3 years)

Experience Level

At least 3 years

Schedule

Full-time

Entity

BNP Paribas CIB